Dollar General Again Extends Family Dollar Tender Offer

Discount Chain Continues Bid to Scuttle Dollar Tree Deal

Dollar General Corp. on Friday said it is extending its $80-a-share tender offer to buy Family Dollar Stores Inc. by two months until Dec. 31, as the offer remained well undersubscribed.

The offer, which had been extended once before, was set to expire at 5 p.m. EST on Friday. As of Thursday, nearly 4.1 million Family Dollar shares had been validly tendered and not withdrawn. Family Dollar has more than 114 million shares...